| Event name: | TN-95-002 | |
| Country: | TUNISIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | ISMAEL, Amany | |
| Location: | Latitude: 37.250000, Longitude: 10.033056 | |
| General location information: |
Gar El Melh Lagoon, Tunisie, Mediterranean Sea, HANA HAB Area code(s): TN-01 |
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| Additional location information: | Closed lagoon which acts as nutrient, cysts and toxins trap. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1995-04-15 |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium minutum
(10e5 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | This species is more abundand with A. tamarense among the other Alexandrium spp. | |
| Event-related bibliography: | Romdhane, M. S., Eilertsen, H. C., Yahia, K. D. & Yahia, M. N. D. 1998. Toxic dinoflagellate blooms in Tunisian lagoons: causes, and consequences for aquaculture. In: Reguera, B., Blanco, J., Fernandez, L. & Wyatt, T. [Eds.] Harmful algae. Proceedings of the VIII International Conference on Harmful Algae. Xunta de Galicia and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Vigo, Spain, pp. 80-83. | |
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